What
antibiotic would you recommend to treat cystitis in a person 74 years
old with hypertension or high blood pressure?

Nadia

Answer:

Dear
Nadia,

Usually
symptoms clear up within a few days of treatment. However, you'll
likely need to take antibiotics for three days to a week, depending
on the severity of your infection.

Hospital-acquired
bladder infections can be a challenge to treat because bacteria found
in hospitals are often resistant to the common types of antibiotics
used to treat community-acquired bladder infections. For that reason,
different types of antibiotics and different treatment approaches
may be needed.

You can
buy potassium citrate or sodium citrate powder, to make into drinks,
at a pharmacy.

They
make your urine less acidic, which can reduce the burning feeling
when you pass urine. But they won't kill the bacteria causing your
infection.